A Change In Delivery! Should You Change Your Bowls Delivery? The Theory Behind a Fixed Stance

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• RI

  @RichardHorner-i2s-l4h · 1 month ago · pinned

  Whatever your age, I&apos;d be interested to know how you deliver your bowl — upright, moving or fixed — and why it works for you. <br> <br>And if you&apos;ve made a major change to your delivery after years of bowling another way, did it improve your game? <br> <br>I&apos;ll be sharing my progress with the new delivery in future videos, so let&apos;s see whether the theory actually works!

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• DE

  @debbieborrie3528 · 1 month ago

  🎉Happy belated 80th birthday Richard. Glad to see you back. Ive missed your videos, they are always great. Thank you.<br>Good luck with your new delivery and your knees x

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• TO

  @TomWilliams-f1f · 1 month ago

  Good to have you back. <br>Another great video you’ve been greatly missed.

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• KE

  @keithpymer5557 · 1 month ago

  good to see you back pal

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• MI

  @mickgriffiths9982 · 1 month ago

  Great to see you back Richard what ever is more comfortable for you to bowl that’s the main thing there’s a gent in our club who has just changed is style of playing looking forward seeing how you get on 👍

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• SP

  @splendidenglishgrammar · 1 month ago

  Nice to see you back. Age caught up with my knees when I hit 80 last year and I couldn’t deliver my bowl with a forward step as I have for years. I only bowl indoors now which certainly helps because the delivery weight is less than required for outdoor bowling. I can’t manage your knee position so I,ve dropped to a crouch stance. The delivery depends entirely on my arm swing with no body weight in the shot. I have more of a push than a swing but I’ve found this to be very adaptable once I find my green. I’m reasonably accurate on short ends and I can still put the bowl in the ditch on a long jack! The one thing I can’t do is fire, but it’s a small price to pay. Regards, Charles.

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• TH

  @thisearththeonlyheaven · 1 month ago

  Cheers Richard. Bowling arms are a popular option in Australia, helping keep bowlers in the game as the years roll by. Are they used in the UK at all?

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• QU

  @queeniewong07 · 1 month ago (edited)

  Hi, Richard, &nbsp;I love your channel which is so informative and inspiring. &nbsp; In regards to the drastic change of delivery, I believe it is extremely difficult and actually your knees get hurt as you lower down with a lot &nbsp;body weight to that knee. &nbsp; Would you consider to use the &nbsp;bowling arm that you can still keep your upright stance which avoid &nbsp;drastic change in your deliveries?

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• CH

  @charminglad124 · 1 month ago

  Richard I watch all your videos, can I make a suggestion? the forward movement can be replaced (to a degree) with a squatting movement, as you go down, you start your backswing.. it does work but you will need practice.. Steve.

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• JI

  @Jillian-uw3zq · 1 month ago

  I have found as I am coming into my 3rd year of bowling I am finding if I crouch low and bowl I have a bit more control over the bowl. Low and slow.

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• RI

  @richtmason3792 · 3 weeks ago

  Thanks for the video. I&apos;m new to your channel and bowling, Crown Green bowls in particular. Although I think your ideas are great. Some of the points you made particularly around the 4 minute mark are very helpful in understanding where I&apos;m going wrong with my delivery. I totally agree with what you&apos;re saying and I am going to conciously practice these points. It&apos;s all about timing and stability. Cheers.